Sam Maggs
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Eight Amazing Novels About Female Superheroes
Superheroes are inescapable on the big screen, and they’ve dominated comics for more than half a century. But what about those of us who just can’t get enough prose? Where’s the long-form fiction a… → Read More
8 Amazing Novels About Female Superheroes
Superheroes are inescapable on the big screen, and they’ve dominated comics for more than half a century. But what about those of us who just can’t get enough prose? Where’s the long-form fiction a… → Read More
Book giveaway for Girl Squads: 20 Female Friendships That Changed History by Sam Maggs Sep 17-Oct 01, 2018
100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 17-Oct 01, 2018. A fun and feisty tour of famous girl BFFs from history who stuck together and changed... → Read More
Stargate Origins' Best Easter Eggs and Callbacks
A scene from Stargate: Origins.Image: All images (MGM) After years of waiting for fresh content, the Stargate fandom has finally been able to watch MGM’s new 10-episode prequel web series, Stargate Origins, in its entirety on their streaming platform. The show, clocking in at just around two hours, was definitely cute, and that it both starred and was directed by women was noteworthy and… → Read More
The io9 Guide to Stargate
The Stargate franchise is… intimidating. There are three movies, three TV series (two of them exceedingly long-running), an animated series, and tonight, a new web series begins, titled Stargate: Origins. There’s so much Stargate that even if you wanted to check out its epic saga of soldiers, interstellar travel, and aliens posing as gods, the amount you’d need to watch seems overwhelming. But… → Read More
A feminist ranking of female superheroes
Take a look at 10 best female superheroes for the feminist in you. Characters like Wonder woman, Bat woman with Kamala Khan on number one spot. → Read More
A Feminist Ranking of Female Superheroes
Move over, Batman. We've ranked the most feminist superheroes currently on the market! → Read More
Five Books About Kick-Ass Chicks in Space
What’s better than a book with a complex female protagonist? I’ll tell you what’s better: a book with a complex female protagonist in space. Though I have sadly come to accept that I will never ach… → Read More
A Feminist Ranking of Female Superheroes
Move over, Batman. We've ranked the most feminist superheroes currently on the market! → Read More
What we want from Mass Effect: Andromeda
One of Mass Effect's biggest fans on her hopes and dreams for the new galaxy. → Read More
Why BioWare’s games inspire a unique kind of fandom
The author of The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy on how BioWare’s games demand devotion. → Read More
Why BioWare’s games inspire a unique kind of fandom
The author of The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy on how BioWare’s games demand devotion. → Read More
Sony PlayStation E32015 Live: Possible Last Guardian reveal?
Sony has many things it could show at this E3, including possibly the long-ago announced Last Guardian → Read More
Ubisoft E3 2015 press conference live: Assassin’s Creed and other surprises
Ubisoft will almost certainly show off its new Quebec City developed Assassin's Creed game and likely a new surprise game as well → Read More
Electronic Arts E3 2015 live: EA reveals first glimpse at new Mass Effect and NHL 16
EA is likely to give an in depth look at the next entry in the Canadian developed Mass Effect series at its E3 2015 press conference → Read More
Microsoft Xbox E3 2015 report: Xbox One will have 360 backward compatibility, host of new games announced
Microsoft is the first of the major console manufacturers to make a presentation at the most important video-game trade show in the world → Read More
Review: Marvel’s Black Vortex Crossover Event Is Over, And That’s A Very Good Thing
To borrow from Honest Trailers' The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, the final third of The Black Vortex is the best installment of the event “because it f → Read More
How To Make An Awesome CAKE: Behind The Scenes Of The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo
If you build it, they will come. → Read More
Giveaway: A Tracked Prize Pack For All You YA Lovers Out There
Described as The Fast and the Furious meets Firefly, Jenny Martin's new novel Tracked, available May 5th, is one of HuffPo's Most Anticipated YA Debuts of 2015 - and now you can win yourself an awesome Tracked prize pack! → Read More
Agents of SHIELD Recap: “The Dirty Half Dozen”
"The Dirty Half Dozen" brought together the crack creative team of Kevin Tancharoen behind the camera and Drew Greenberg behind the words, and it made for one of the best SHIELD episodes in weeks. And the Ultron tie-ins sure didn't hurt, either! → Read More